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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 26, 1839
Page
5
A satirical piece links the Cockney alphabet to political handlers and a pension granted to Henry Goulburn for official service. The column notes various London notices, a bank surcharge over armorial bearings, a Swiss earthquake near Interlaken, and a string of theatrical and seaside entertainments with vivid local color.
A fragmented listing reports M Rosenhain arriving in London for piano performances at the Haymarket led by Mr. Charlee Kean for twelve shows before heading to Paris. It notes Wilson’s success in America prompting a year more with Wallack. Also mentions Handel Mozart and others in Ancient Concerts, Taglioni leaving Vienna after a string of ballets, a Schiller statue unveiling in Sturraamp, and Princess Amelia of Saxony’s Love and Duty staged in Dresden with success.
Tattersalls venue hosts Derby and Oaks settling after a prolonged pedigree challenge for Bloomsbury. Stewards rule in favor of Ridsdale’s show of proof, with Weatherby stakes to be paid, while Craven hints at legal action. Derby results and event notes follow, including Deception’s Oaks win and Craven’s racing program.
A Thursday royal sailing event under Queen’s patronage featured a grand match on the Thames. Fortunate boats Widgeon Fortuna Success Queen Victoria competed from London to Greenwich with a shifting wind and a dramatic finish near Gravesend, culminating in Success winning at Greenwich.
The inquest into Johann Wilhelm Peyck’s death aboard the Countess of Lonsdale on the Hamburg to London voyage resumed. Evidence showed a fatal head injury with no witnessed fall. inquiry into identity and motive continues, verdict given death from skull fracture but manner unknown.
The natal day of the young Queen was celebrated on Thursday with royal salutes at noon and bands performing the national anthem. St James's Street and Pall Mall windows filled with fashionable crowds as a drawing room impressed by numbers and distinction. Illuminations from theatres to tradesmen houses lit the night, while the morning mails altered the procession schedule and post-office servants displayed full-dress uniforms.
The Skylark under Lieut Ladd arrived after 36 days from Havannah with Mexican mails and about a ton and a half of specie. Mrs Ann Mitchell faced a Kensington petty sessions fine for loitering on the omnibus after Mr Goldsworthy Gurney alleged assault by a conductor. a warrant was issued for the conductor. An inquest at Wroughton into the death of nine year old George Chivers ruled death by exhaustion and inclement weather after illness following work in the fields.
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